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  • Nazarene

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 28, 2009
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    NAZARENE God could have come to the earth and assumed immediately the role of King of the World, and who could have resisted Him? He could have come with great pomp and ceremony. He could have entered the world a Man full-grown with rings on every finger, wrapped in robes spun in the halls of ...read more

  • Rawlins Kept U.s. Grant On His Horse

    Contributed by David Owens on Oct 19, 2009
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    RAWLINS KEPT U.S. GRANT ON HIS HORSE Ulysses S. Grant was a 4 star general of the union forces during the Civil War and became the 18th President of the United States. John A. Rawlins was Grant’s friend and fellow general, who became Grant’s chief of staff. During the Civil War, no one was closer ...read more

  • Seek ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009
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    Seek Wisdom There’s a story about a proud young man who came to Socrates asking for knowledge. He walked up to the muscular philosopher and said, “O great Socrates, I come to you for knowledge.” Socrates recognized a pompous numbskull when he saw one. He led the young man through the streets, to ...read more

  • Hindu Finally Understands The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 12, 2009
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    Hindu Finally Understands the Incarnation The story is told of Hindu who was being witnessed to by Christian missionaries. He wondered at this strange concept he was told of that was called the incarnation—the claim the missionaries made that the Great God who created the world entered human ...read more

  • The Incomparable Jesus

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2009
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    THE INCOMPARABLE JESUS The late great Swiss-born, German-educated American Protestant theologian and historian of the Christian Church, Rev. Philip Schaff (1819 - 1893), once said, "Jesus of Nazareth, without money and arms, conquered more millions than Alexander, Caesar, Mahomet, and Napoleon. ...read more

  • Earl S. Taylor Witnesses An Eclipse On Mission ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 15, 2010
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    Earl S. Taylor Witnesses an Eclipse On Mission Field in India There is an old saying that states, “It’s better to light a candle than curse the darkness.” I think that is what Jesus was saying.” That it’s better to come to the light, to come to Him, than to sit in the darkness of our sinful hearts ...read more

  • The Queen

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jan 9, 2011
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    THE QUEEN Duke of Lancaster, Lord of Mann, Duke of Normandy, Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Garter (a dress shop?), Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Sovereign of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Sovereign of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint ...read more

  • Who Was Gamaliel?

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 15, 2008
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    Who was GAMALIEL? 1. Not thought to be present when the Sanhedrin met to condemn Jesus 2. In that era, only about 3 or 4 members of the Sanhedrin were Pharisees; mostly Sadducees…but Gamaliel was respected as the greatest Rabbi in the land 3. A descendent of King David, very distantly related to ...read more

  • How Easy It Is To Give Credit And Thanks To ...

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Nov 24, 2008
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    How easy it is to give credit and thanks to everything and everyone but the real source of al our blessings! God deserves our thanks. For some of us there may be many reasons to be thankful this coming Thursday. Perhaps we may even see it as the best year we have ever had. For others of us, it ...read more

  • On January 8, 1956 Jim Elliot, Along With Four ...

    Contributed by Steve Gallimore on Dec 14, 2008
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    On January 8, 1956 Jim Elliot, along with four other missionaries was killed while trying to bring this Good News of Christ to the Waodoni people of the Auca Indians in Ecuador. In his journal published in a book titled SHADOW OF THE ALMIGHTY, Jim wrote these words: “One doesn’t learn to speak a ...read more

  • Will He Find Any Faith?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    WILL HE FIND ANY FAITH? Sherwood Eddy interviewed 25 young Communists in Moscow one day and asked each one how many hours he gave to the party each day. Not one of them gave less than three hours daily telling others about the virtues of communism. Some of them gave as much as nine hours each day ...read more

  • William Carey Was An Impoverished English ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 21, 2009
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    William Carey was an impoverished English shoemaker. . After William Carey (1761-1834) was well established in his pioneer missionary work in India, his supporters in England sent a printer to assist him. Soon the two men were turning out portions of the Bible for distribution. Carey had spent ...read more

  • The Two Faces Of Change!" 2 Kings 12: 1-8 Key ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jan 9, 2005
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    “The Two Faces of Change!” 2 Kings 12: 1-8 Key verse(s): 2-3:“Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all the years Jehoiada the priest instructed him. The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.” On June 4, 1783 at the ...read more

  • In Just The Last 50 Years There Has Been ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In just the last 50 years there has been incredible innovation in technology. We have so many items in our home that we take for granted that really make our lives easier. TV remotes, microwaves, refrigerators, garage doors. All of these things had to be invented by somebody. Some of the greatest ...read more

  • When A President Leaves Office His Mark On ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Mar 22, 2005
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    When a president leaves office his mark on history is complete. Will he be remembered among the great presidents (Lincoln or FDR) or will he freefall down the list along with the Garfield’s? Regardless, it is a presidential practice to exercise one final act of authority. With a stroke of the pen, ...read more

  • I Heard About A Union Meeting Where The Union ...  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 13, 2005
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    I heard about a Union Meeting where the Union Representative was explaining the new Work Contract. He said, "I have great news, Comrades. Management has agreed to lighten our work schedule!” The crowd shouted, "Hooray!" "And we will have a 150% pay rise." "Hooray!" "We will finish work at 4 PM, ...read more

  • Peter Kreeft Tells Us That In The Latin Rite For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
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    Peter Kreeft tells us that in the Latin rite for the burial of an Austrian emperor, the people carry the corpse to the door of the great monastic church. They strike the door and say: “Open.” The abbot inside says: “Who is there?” “Emperor Karl, the king of ...” The response from inside: “We know ...read more

  • In Whom Do We Trust? Americans Say They Have A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
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    In Whom Do We Trust? Americans say they have a great deal of confidence in these institutions: · The military (66%) · The church or organized religion (60%) · The police (57%) · The U.S. Supreme Court (50%) · The presidency (48%) · Banks (44%) · The medical system (40%) · The public schools ...read more

  • Many Do Not Recognize The Fact As They Ought, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
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    "Many do not recognize the fact as they ought, that Satan has got men fast asleep in sin and that it is his great device to keep them so. He does not care what we do if he can do that. We may sing songs about the sweet by and by, preach sermons and say prayers until doomsday, and he will never ...read more

  • British Conductor Sir Thomas Beecham Wasn't A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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    British conductor Sir Thomas Beecham wasn’t a great admirer of the music of his fellow Briton, composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. During the rehearsal of a Williams symphony, Beecham seemed to be doing little more than listlessly beating time. In fact, he was still beating time after the orchestra ...read more